THOMAS SHANE AXSON, M.Ed., LPC

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Greenville, SC 29607

ab9v9c@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

****-**** ********** ** ***** Carolina

Columbia, SC

- B.A. in Experimental Psychology.

- Dean's List 1996 and 1997.

1999-2001 Lewis and Clark College

Portland, OR

- School Psychology, Counseling and Children's Mental Health.

2001-2003 Clemson University

Clemson, SC

- Master of Education in Counselor Education

- President's List 2001 and 2002. (Cumulative GPA = 3.84)

2005 The University of Mississippi

Oxford, MS

- Completed some of a Ph.D. program in Counselor Education with a

4.0 GPA.

EXPERIENCE

11 / 2009 - Present The Center for Counseling Landrum,

SC

Counselor

- Private practice counseling with children, adolescents, and adults

working through various presenting problems ranging from adjustment

issues to more serious and persistent concerns.

5 / 2009 - 10 / 2010 The Journey Center

Greenville, SC

Counselor

- Private practice counseling with a diverse group of clients

dealing with a variety of

presenting problems including mental health and addiction

issues.

2 / 2008 - 8 / 2008 Spartanburg Treatment Associates

Spartanburg, SC

Counselor

- Manage a caseload of clients battling opiate dependence, other

substance abuse and in many

cases co-occurring mental illness.

7 / 2006 - 1 / 2008 Southwest Carolina Treatment Center

Anderson, SC

Clinical Supervisor

- Provide supervision, ongoing training, and performance management

of counseling staff.

- Facilitate individual and group counseling sessions focusing on

substance abuse, anger management, and other relevant psychosocial

challenges or identified goals.

- Oversee all clinic activities in the absence of Program Director.

- Conduct assessments and approve all individualized treatment plans.

- Audit charts for counseling staff and permanent postion on Quality

Assurance Committee.

- Assisted in clinic preparation for CARF and DHEC inspections.

- Manage a large caseload of clients struggling with opiate

dependence, other substance abuse and in many cases co-occurring

mental illness.

1 / 2006 - 6 / 2006 The Journey Center

Greenville, SC

Counselor

Facilitated weekly anger management groups and addictions

treatment groups for adults and adolescents.

Provided individual, couples and family counseling for new clients

coming in the center.

8 / 2005 - 12 / 2005 University Counseling Center at U of

Mississippi Oxford, MS

Student Counselor with the B.A.S.I.C.S. program

- Assessing risk levels of alcohol and substance abuse with

college students that have been

mandated due to legal violations and determining

if students would benefit from further

counseling.

- Facilitating an alcohol and drug awareness group session once a

week for these clients.

7 / 2003 - 8 / 2005 Anderson Mental Health Center

Anderson, SC Mental Health Counselor on the

Assessment Team and with the Dual Diagnosis program

- Assessed, diagnosed, and formulated individualized

treatment plans for adult

clients ranging from those with mild adjustment

disorders to those coping with SPMI.

through consultation with other professionals at weekly

staffing.

- Acted as team leader to direct assessment services one to two

days a week and providing

emergency and crisis intervention services for walk-in

clients and clients in the hospital.

Led a men's depression group once a week and managed a

caseload of adult clients to help transition them to community

services and towards independent living.

Dually employed as an Emergency Services Counselor and served

as the after hours mental health consultant to the local emergency

room one to three nights per week.

- Provided group and individual counseling with the Dual Diagnosis

program for clients suffering from mental illness and co-occurring

substance abuse or dependence.

1 / 2003 - 5 / 2003 Duncan Chapel Elementary School

Greenville, SC

School Counseling Internship

- Worked over 325 hours with teachers and supervising counselor

facilitating individual and

group counseling with kindergarten through fifth grade

students on issues such as

appreciation of diversity, anger management, effective

communication, conflict resolution,

and various individual adjustment difficulties.

- Developed and taught classroom guidance lessons on character

development, study skills,

and various other topics to the majority of the classrooms

in the school.

1 / 2003 - 5 / 2003 Riverside Middle School

Pendleton, SC

School Counseling Internship

- Worked 275 hours with teachers and counselors which included

individual and

group counseling with sixth through eighth grade students on

issues such as conflict resolution, study skills, anger

management, leadership skills, overcoming self-destructive

patterns, drug and alcohol education, and various other individual

concerns.

- Taught classroom guidance lessons on character development to the

Special Education

Classes.

8 / 2001- 7 / 2002 Americorps National Service Program

Easley, SC

Student Counselor, Tutor and Mentor

- Served 1700 hours as a counselor, mentor, and tutor to eighty

ninth grade students at Easley High School who were identified as

"at-risk" due to academic or social factors.

- Assisted in the development and evaluation of a first year program

for students transitioning to this high school that significantly

decreased the retention and dropout rate for this year.

1 / 2000 - 2 / 2001 Market Trends Research

Portland, OR

Telephone Interviewer

- Conducted telephone interviews with individuals from various parts

of the country to

ascertain their opinions on various products and services.

- Recruited both willing and initially unwilling participants to

come in the office for face-to-

face interviews and panel discussions on various products.

9 / 1999 - 6 / 2000 Alder Elementary

Portland, OR

Student Mentor and Counselor

- Worked with children in grades first through fifth who were

facing a variety of

psychological, emotional, social, and family difficulties.

- Facilitated approximately 300 hours of individual and group

counseling with these students and their families.

ACTIVITIES

- Recently taught a graduate level Counseling Skills class at

the University of Mississippi as

part of a Ph.D. program and have helped co-teach two

graduate level Group Counseling

classes at Clemson University.

- Currently a Licensed Professional Counselor (license # 4727) in

South Carolina and pursuing the Certified Addictions Counselor &

National Certified Counselor credential.

- Member of American Counselor Association, (2002-present).

- Member of the South Carolina Counseling Association and recently

attended an annual

conference, which included participating in workshops on Choice

Theory with guest speaker, Dr. William Glasser.

- Past member of Chi Sigma Iota, Chi Upsilon Chapter, Clemson

University.

- Past member of the National Association of School Psychologists,

American School

Counseling Association and the Oregon School Psychologists'

Association.

- Completed 30 hour Provider Education training course for the

National Alliance on Mental Illness (10 / 2003).

- Participant and fundraiser for the National Alliance on Mental

Illness' annual 'NAMI Walks for the Mind of America' benefit.

- Continue to be involved with ongoing training in the fields of

substance abuse, mental

health, and clinical supervision.

REFERENCES

- Dr. Don Keller, Professor and licensure supervisor, Anderson

University, Anderson, SC 864-***-****.

- Tara Horne, Licensed Professional Counselor, The Center for

Counseling, Landrum, SC 864-***-****.

- Frankie Rhodes, Licensed Professional Counselor, Springbrook

Behavioral Health Services, Travelers Rest, SC 864-***-****.

- Betty Garrison, Principal, Easley High School, Easley, SC (864)

855-8180.

- Beth Blake, School Counselor, Alder Elementary, Portland, OR (503)

255-4673.

- Dr. Videra Varnadore, Internship Supervisor / School Counselor,

Duncan Chapel Elementary, Greenville, SC 864-***-****.

- Dr. Pedro Siazon, Staff Psychiatrist, Piedmont Mental Health

Center, Simpsonville, SC

803-***-****.

- Dr. Jerome Neal, Visiting Assistant Professor, Clemson

University, Clemson, SC (864)

656-5101.

- Dr. Marc Showalter, Director of the University Counseling Center,

Oxford, MS (662) 915-

3786

More references available upon request.

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